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Get inspiration for your next renovation from these amazing before-and-after makeovers

October 18, 2016

While your bedroom may not be as public as the living room or kitchen, there’s no reason that it shouldn’t be as stylish and well designed. After all, if you’re lucky, you’ll spend at least eight hours a day there. If your private retreat is feeling less than relaxing or perhaps a bit dated, it may be time for a makeover—and who better to provide inspiration than some of the most sought-after designers? Discover how decorators such as David Netto, Nate Berkus, Elissa Cullman, and Michael S. Smith transformed bedroom spaces into bright, sophisticated sanctuaries. Find ideas for your next bedroom renovation in these spectacular before-and-afters from the pages of AD.

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The children's bedroom and play area of a Los Angeles guesthouse.
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Designer David Netto enlivened the children's bedroom and play area with Josef Frank florals by Svenskt Tenn, a Harry Bertoia wire chair from Design Within Reach, and carpet by Patterson Flynn Martin.

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The master bedroom of Nora and André Jordan’s Washington, D.C., home.
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Solís Betancourt & Sherrill renovated and decorated the apartment, including the master suite. Vintage Seguso lamps from Lobel Modern flank the bed; Rubelli fabrics were used for the coverlet and for the vintage love seat from Paul Marra Design, the framed watercolor is by Sonia Delaunay, and the carpet is by Patterson Flynn Martin.

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The master bedroom of jewelry designer Ippolita Rostagno’s Brooklyn brownstone.
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Rostagno collaborated with architects Robin Elmslie Osler and Ken Levenson on the renovation of the top two floors of the home, including the master suite. Mark Mennin sculptures hang above a Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia bed dressed in RH linens and an Yves Delorme coverlet; the curtains are also by RH, the Murano-glass chandelier and rug are from ABC Carpet & Home, and the walls were painted in a decorative finish by Surface & Architecture Workshop.

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A guest bedroom in designer Nate Berkus’s former Manhattan apartment.
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Berkus replaced a glass-block wall with a glazed panel to open up a skylit guest room, where a French daybed from Pavilion Antiques now stands alongside a 1950s French table.

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The home’s master bedroom.
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Berkus masked the awkward placement of two small, low windows with high-set blinds framed by long curtains; the airplane photograph is by Jeffrey Milstein from Tomas Maier.

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A New York bedroom.
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Decorator Sandra Nunnerley revamped a candy-color New York bedroom with a restrained palette and suave tailoring. Blue, gray, and white soothe and refresh, while a crisp valance offsets the curtains; its inverted box pleats are repeated on the canopy and bed skirt.

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The master bedroom of a Manhattan penthouse.
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Architect John Murray and decorator Elissa Cullman renovated this penthouse apartment. A circa-1825 Austrian chandelier from Bernd Goeckler Antiques crowns the master bedroom, where a sculpture by Manierre Dawson stands in the window; Colefax and Fowler fabrics were used for the curtains and on the armchair, and the rug is by Beauvais Carpets.

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A bedroom in the guesthouse of a hillside home on the Spanish island of Majorca.
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Designer Michael S. Smith clad the walls in a striated Bujosa textile to complement the exposed timber beams and added circa-1800 English armchairs.

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The home’s master suite.
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An antique Majorcan canopy bed anchors the master suite, which Smith painted in a subtle plaid pattern that imparts warmth and sophistication; the ceiling fan is from Ann-Morris Antiques, the floral fabric on the bed’s accent pillow is by Cowtan & Tout, and the rush mat is by Leonie Brown.

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The master suite in the Manhattan pied-à-terre of Lisa Cohen, an editor at DuJour magazine, and her husband, James, chairman of Hudson Media.
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The apartment was renovated by VLArchitects and Susanna Maggard Interiors. Anchoring the revamped master suite is a bed by Anthony Lawrence-Belfair with a canopy and curtains of a Manuel Canovas silk stripe and custom-made bedding by Susan Shepherd Interiors. The walls are clad in a Manuel Canovas fabric, and the Venetian-style mirror is from John Rosselli Antiques.

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The master bedroom of Nicholas and Courtney Stern’s Manhattan home.
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The contractor and his wife, an interior designer, renovated their townhouse with Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Nicholas’s father’s firm. In the master bedroom, an artwork by Frank J. Boros, hand-painted Gracie wallpaper, and curtains of a Brunschwig & Fils satin join a minimalist mantel.
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